Age of Empires 2 Gets Custom DOOM Campaign Thanks To Mod

Age of Empires 2 Gets Custom DOOM Campaign Thanks To Mod

Age of Empires 2 has received a custom DOOM mod called Age of Doom that adds a brand new DOOM-themed strategy campaign to the game by modders.

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Id Software’s iconic first-person shooter DOOM is known to be able to run almost anything, and now it looks like Age of Empires 2 can be added to that list. Modders have created a custom mod that adds a brand new DOOM-themed full-time strategy campaign to Age of Empires 2, along with the title’s lionized sounds, effects, and sprites. Both titles grew their popularity in the ’90s and have shown to prosper due to overwhelming support from their communities, with DOOM receiving a sequel to its soft-reboot last year and another Age of Empires title being revealed to release in October after almost two decades.

The modding scene surrounding DOOM is considered to be one of the oldest and ever-expanding in gaming. Players began creating mods for the first two games in the mid-’90s and have been recognized for spawning the video game modding phenomenon. Bethesda has even gone far enough to license mods for new chapters of remastered titles such as DOOM 64. Age of Empires, on the other hand, gained its popularity and success due to its historical themes and real-time strategy AI, which helped amass a community that began modding in the late 90s. As both DOOM and Age of Empires continue to thrive due to their 90’s popularity, it was only a matter of time before modders finally brought them together.

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Posted by HELLKNIGHT61 to YouTube and reported by PC Gamer, Age of Doom is a full custom real-time strategy DOOM campaign for Age of Empires 2. It ports themes, sprites, sounds, and effects from the original DOOM game into Age of Empire 2’s Genie engine. The story of the mod foreshadows DOOM’s original story but is inspired and recreated in the style of DOOM 3, where demons escape hell and ravage mars with the help of Dr. Betruger. The original DOOM arsenal also makes a return and the Doomguy can run around maps and gun down demons in four different episodic maps that turn Age of Empires 2 into an isometric shooter. Though currently missing its fifth and final episode set in hell, the mod hit 1.0 this week and features four separate chapters and a special tutorial with an open map for new players.

Total conversion mods are highly popular and are used as a way to refresh experiences which can ultimately result in a completely different genre from the original. In the past two decades, classic DOOM has been turned into Mortal Kombat, Castlevania, Spongebob, and hundreds of other popular things from pop culture media. Age of Empires has also received similar mods but instead of inspiration from other titles, modders have made mods that add new periods of time to its catalog of history-themed chapters.

Created by four people, Age of Doom is the next total conversion mod for fans of DOOM and Age of Empires who are looking to scratch a nostalgia itch. Though definitely not the last total conversion mod to come out for either title, players who want a mix of Age of Empire’s real-time strategy with DOOM’s brutal action-packed gameplay can jump in for a brand new 90’s experience.

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